CPOW
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2003
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PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <complex.h>
double complex cpow(double complex x, double complex
y);
float complex cpowf(float complex x, float complex
y);
long double complex cpowl(long double complex x,
long double complex y);
DESCRIPTION
These functions shall compute the complex power function x**y,
with a branch cut for the first
parameter along the negative real axis.
RETURN VALUE
These functions shall return the complex power function value.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
cabs(), csqrt(), the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <complex.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .